Causes and Effects of Mangrove Ecosystem Damage on Carbon Stocks and Absorption in East Java, Indonesia

Rudianto Rudianto, Dietriech G. Bengen and Fery Kurniawan
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Rudianto Rudianto: Study Program of Marine Science, Department of Utilization of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Brawijaya University, Jl. Veteran No. 16, Ketawanggede, Lowokwaru, Malang 65145, Indonesia
Dietriech G. Bengen: Department of Marine Science and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, IPB University (Bogor Agricultural University), Jl. Agatis Darmaga Bogor, Bogor 16680, Indonesia
Fery Kurniawan: Department of Aquatic Resources Management, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, IPB University (Bogor Agricultural University), Jl. Agatis Dramaga Bogor, Bogor 16680, Indonesia

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 24, 1-17

Abstract: The mangrove ecosystems in East Java are widely exploited and converted for other land. Mangrove forests help decrease carbon dioxide concentration, are very efficient carbon sinks and store them in large quantities in biomass and sediments for a long time. This paper tries to understand the causes and effects of mangroves ecosystem damage on carbon stocks and absorption, with East Java, Indonesia as a case study. The Driver, Pressure, State, Impact and Response (DPSIR) framework, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), and Partial Least Squares (PLS) used to identify and solve these problems. The result shows that the destruction of mangrove forests in East Java has occurred due to land conversion intensification. Accordingly, the mangroves’ average carbon sequestration and storage in East Java can be classified as moderate to low. Illegal logging is the leading cause, so there needs to be a clear policy that involves the government and the community. This result suggests that forming a strategy to prevent illegal logging and increase carbon sequestration and storage must be carried out, and community engagement in decision-making processes to protect and manage the mangrove forests.

Keywords: mangrove; carbon; land change; land conversion; illegal logging; East Java; Indonesia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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